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Herojska doba Histrov

Prostor in čas The Space and

the Time

Zgodovinska spirala nas vodi več kot 3.000 let v preteklost Our story takes us back through the spiral of history over
in umešča na območje največjega jadranskega polotoka three thousand years on what is the largest of the Adriatic
– v Istro. Skupaj z bližnjim Kvarnerjem geografsko tvori peninsulas: Istria. In geographical terms it and the nearby
del severovzhodnega jadranskega bazena, medtem ko z Kvarner region, a part of the northeastern Adriatic basin,
okoliškim kraškim zaledjem in sosednjimi italskimi regijami the nearby Karst hinterland, and the neighbouring Italic
tvori posebno celoto zgornjega Jadrana ali območje Caput regions, together form the upper Adriatic, i.e., the Caput
Adriae. It is here that the Mediterranean, by way of the
Adriae. Na tem geografskem položaju Sredozemsko morje Adriatic, reaches deepest into the broad European heart-
preko Jadrana najgloblje prodira v širni evropski kopenski land, where there is a mingling of two differing geographic
prostor, kjer se prepletata dva različna geografska miljeja: zones; the Adriatic/Mediterranean with the inland Alpine/
jadransko-sredozemski in celinski, alpsko-panonski (Rogić Pannonian regions (Rogić 1982, 15; cf. Magaš 2013). It
1982, 15; prim. Magaš 2013). Prav na tem območju so was here that the groundwork was laid for the mingling of
bili ustvarjeni pogoji za posredovanje mediteranskih in prehistoric Europe’s Mediterranean and mainland zones.
kontinentalnih vplivov prazgodovinske Evrope.
The Istrian peninsula is notable for its pronounced ge-
ostrategic position and its polymorphic ecosystem,
Istrski polotok ima izjemno geostrateško lego in polimor-
fen ekosistem, ki ga na severu določa masiv Ćićarije, na bounded to the north by the Ćićarija highlands, to the
northeast by the Preluk cove, and to the northwest by
severovzhodu zaliv Preluk, na severozahodu pa Miljski the Milje cove overlooked by Muggia. The mountainous
zaliv. Hriboviti severni rob polotoka predstavlja visoko northern periphery of the peninsula is an upland zone
območje, imenovano Bela Istra. Zanjo so značilne različne known as White Istria. It is characterised by differing ori-
smeri plastenja kamnin, ki so posledica močnih tektonskih entations of the geological strata resulting from robust
premikov – tako je apnenčasto sleme Ćićarije dinarskega, tectonic motion, such that the limestone range of the
gorski greben Učke pa meridionalnega poteka. Nižje flišno Ćićarija highlands is of Dinaric alignment, while the ridge
gričevje osrednje Istre, znano kot Siva Istra, je zaradi erozije of Mount Učka is of meridional alignment. Erosion has
močno znižano in razčlenjeno s številnimi vodotoki. Zaradi lowered and many rivers and streams have intersected
izrazite vegetacije je ta del znan tudi kot Zelena Istra. Z the lower–lying flysch uplands of central Istria, referred
erozijo flišnih plasti so se izoblikovala vzpetinska območja to as Gray Istria. The thick vegetation has also earned
iz trdnejših vmesnih kamninskih slojev, na katerih so se v this region the name of Green Istria. The denudation of
prazgodovini oblikovala gradišča (Riđanović 1975; Lončar flysch deposits revealed elevations of solid layers in the
2005; Magaš 2013, 154–157). flysch, upon which hillfort settlements were established
in the prehistoric period (Riđanović 1975; Lončar 2005;
Magaš 2013, 154–157).
Nizke apnenčaste planote z rdečo prstjo in s številnimi
kraškimi pojavi, kot so uvale, vrtače, brezna in jame, kjer The area of low–lying limestone plateau, red soil, and
prevladujejo večinoma obdelovalne površine, so določe- numerous karst phenomena, including uvalas (karst
ne kot Rdeča Istra. Limska draga ter dolini rek Mirne in valleys), sinkholes, pits, and caves, dominated by largely
Raše so globoko vrezane v planoto ter delijo območje na arable land, is known as Red Istria. The Lim valley, and
manjše regionalne celote. Zahodna in južna obala Istre, ki the valleys of the Mirna and Raša rivers, cut deep into The Heroic Age of The Histri
je plitvejša in bolj razčlenjena, s številnimi otoki in otočki, the plateau, separating the area into smaller regions.
ima značilen potopljeni kraški relief. Posebej izstopajo The western and southern shore of Istria, shallower and

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